EMMITSBURG, Md. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will look to extend their three-game winning streak when they travel to Mount St. Mary's for a two-game series against the Mountaineers. The first game will be played on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Knott Arena. The series will conclude on Friday with a 4:00 p.m. tip off.
Game 1 Info
FDU (7-4, 3-3 NEC) at Mount St. Mary's (6-3, 5-1 NEC)
Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. – Knott Arena
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game 2 Info
FDU (7-4, 3-3 NEC) at Mount St. Mary's (6-3, 5-1 NEC)
Friday, January 29 at 4:00 p.m. – Knott Arena
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game Notes
FDU |
Mount St. Mary's
All-Time Series
Mount leads 35-25
Streak…W1
First Meeting…1/27/90 (Mount 63, FDU 54)
Last Meeting…3/5/2020 (FDU 66, Mount 63)
Scouting the Mountaineers
Mount St. Mary's (6-3, 5-1 NEC) are currently second in the conference and enter the series on a two-game winning streak. The Mountaineers have four players who average over 11.4 points per game. Redshirt senior Kendall Bresee leads the team with 14.8 points per night, which ranks fifth among NEC players. Bresee also leads the team in rebounds per contest with an average of 8.1. Mount St. Mary's leads the conference in points per game with an average of 75.8 points. Defensively, the Mountaineers hold opponents to an average of 65.9 points per contest, which ranks fourth in the NEC.
More on the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
After the Knights opened 2021 with a 60-48 win over Merrimack, FDU swept the series with a 73-64 victory on Sunday afternoon. The win extended the Knights winning streak to three games. Sophomore
Maria Roters netted a career-high 22 points on 8-10 from the floor in the win. FDU trailed 37-33 at the half, but used a strong third quarter where they outscored Merrimack by 13 points to help earn the win. Junior
Lindsey Mack scored a season-high 18 points and connected on four three-pointers in the contest. Senior
Madison Stanley also scored in double-figures with 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Junior
Madeline Selvaggi also pulled down six rebounds, scored six points, and dished out four assists. The 73 points were the most the team had scored so far this season and connected on a season-high 10 three-pointers. The win over Merrimack was the second in program history and improved FDU's home record to 4-3.
Scouting the Knights
FDU (7-4, 3-3 NEC) moved back to .500 in conference play with a weekend sweep of Merrimack in back-to-back games. The Burgundy and Blue have won their past three games and four of their past five. The Knights defense leads the NEC in points allowed per contest with an average of only 59.6 in 11 games. Offensively, FDU has averaged 58.5 points per night. Stanley leads the team in points per night with an average of 12.4 and shoots 45.8 percent from the floor. The senior also leads the Knights in rebounds per game with 5.6. Roters won NEC Player of the Week on January 26 for her performances against Merrimack. The sophomore averages 10.5 points per contest and leads the team in field goal percentage as she shoots 52.8 percent from the field. Fellow sophomore
Sierra DeAngelo and Mack also average over 8.0 points per game.
Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
When asked about the key to making a comeback in the second half, Coach Szumilo stated, "On offense, we ended up with only four turnovers in the second half which I thought was the reason why we were able to the game around because, when you don't turn the ball over you just spend that much more time on offense."
"We came out flat to start the game and they scored 21 points in the first 10 minutes and we scored 18, so it really wasn't an issue of us scoring, but it was us defending. We needed to address that at halftime because, to give up 37 points at the half is a lot, but we came out of the locker room more focused and only allowed 10 points in the third and had an offensive outburst."
What's Next
After the two-game road trip against Mount St. Mary's, the Knights will host LIU on Thursday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m.
